All the Fun of the Fare

Airlines & fairground operators have much in common, but airlines can learn from the rides & slides

Midsummer is here and for geordies like me that means only one thing – The Hoppings. The world’s largest travelling fair (pictured) has been coming to Newcastle in the north east of England since medieval times. It starts on the last Friday before midsummer’s day and finishes the first Saturday after it.

Popular with an odd mix of teenagers too young to …